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Nov

1 2018

A Mystic's Guide to Prayer

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community presents "A Mystic's Guide to Prayer" with Rabbi Seth Wax, Jewish…

Nov

4 2018

2018 Middle East Update - A Game of Pawns

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Shakespeare and Company Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA 01240

The Middle East Update 2018 with Ralph Nurnberger

What forces are shaping today's Middle East?  Professor of Intern…

Nov

5 2018

Taking Action for Animals

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community presents "Taking Action for Animals: How Each One of Us Can Make…

Nov

9 2018

From Sanctuary to Synagogue

10:45AM - 1:00PM  

This Federation event will be held at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents Knosh & Knowledge, From Sanctuary to Synagogue

Nov

9 2018

No Boundaries in Art: The Jewish Wife

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Berkshire Theatre Group
111 South St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

by Bertolt Brecht directed by Normi Noel at the Garage (located in The Colonial Theatre lobby) Friday, November 9…

Nov

10 2018

Special Film Screening: “Who Will Write Our Story?” with director Q&A

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

In Nov. 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars…

Nov

11 2018

Film: “1945”

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers…

Nov

11 2018

"Dwelling in the Past" A talk about historic land research and genealogy

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Sholom
15 North St
Great Barrington, MA

 

Ever wonder what your house has been up to? The mother and daughter team and founders of "Dwelling in the Past," a…

Nov

12 2018

Life in Israel: An Inter-Religious Dialogue

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community presents "This is Life in Israel: An Inter-Religious Dialogue."

Nov

15 2018

Literatour: Author David Hirshberg Discusses "My Mother's Son"

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Springfield Jewish Community Center
1160 Dickinson Street
Springfield, MA 01108

 

From the opening line of the book, "When you're a kid, they don't always tell you the truth," the stage is set for th…

Nov

16 2018

Hanukkah Candle-Dipping Workshop for Families

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
53 Lois Street
North Adams, MA 01247

 

Make your own set of locally sourced, earth friendly beeswax candles this Hanukkah! In this free, family-centered wor…

Nov

18 2018

Film: “My Mexican Shivah,” with Q&A with Ilan Stavans

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Set in Polanco, a Jewish quarter of Mexico City, this is a gentle comedy about how the death of a man results in the…

Nov

19 2018

The Process of Aging with Maggie Bittman

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event will be held at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community program welcomes Maggie Bittman, therapist, as she leads and…

Nov

27 2018

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Board of Directors Meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
196 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Board of Directors Meeting

Nov

29 2018

False Messiah: The Life and Impact of Shabbetai Tzvi

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event will be held at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Rabbi Barbara Cohen of Congregation Ahavath Sholom in Great Barrington for "Shabbetai Tzvi, 17th Century False Messiah."